August 17, 2021
The key features of rajas are active, agitate, restless, and moving.
When I think of rajasic energy, I often think of a hamster running endlessly on a hamster wheel. Imagine that your mind is the hamster and your skull is the wheel. Oooo did you see what I did there?
August 10, 2021
Last week we introduced another approach to energy called the Gunas. The three gunas are another tool in our yoga toolbox. They help us examine how the inputs the mind is receiving influence our emotions, our physical body, the foods we eat, our environment, and our energy levels. Today, we’re exploring tamas in more depth.
July 27, 2021
Have you ever had one of those moments where someone gives you their bad news and you just don’t know what to do or say? Well, Good Grief is there to help! They offer curated care packages that you can gift to someone (or yourself - why not?!) for a variety of life’s twists and turns.
July 7, 2021
Believing in, and staying connected, to the universal power (feel free to use your preferred term) that binds us all together is hard to do when your sister-in-law or a random woman on the sidewalk is pregnant, and you are not. Our fear of potentially never getting pregnant divides us, makes us compare ourselves to others, and turns our thoughts into ‘us versus them.’ This frame of thinking doesn’t allow for universal connection, which is the ultimate goal for the crown chakra (If you missed last week’s blog post, check it out here.) And yet, it’s where many of us find ourselves after a year or more of trying to get pregnant.
June 29, 2021
The ultimate goal of the crown chakra is to trust the flow of energy throughout the universal system that connects us all. When we accept that we are all one, we’re better able to remain open to new ideas, trust our inner wisdom, and tune into the lessons and information being offered to us by a higher power. The basic right of this energy center is that we have the right to know and to learn. And the demon, or main difficulty, with this chakra is attachment.
June 15, 2021
As we’ve made our way up through the chakras we now find ourselves at the center of our consciousness and intuition. The sixth chakra, Ajna – to perceive and command, is also known as the “3rd eye.” It’s associated with our right “to see” but to see more than just the physical. It’s about being able to see what’s going on around you, and also your ability to see where you want to go, your vision for your life.